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Appeals Court Upholds No-Bond Detention Of Illegal Aliens In Huge Win For Trump

Red, White — and Ashamed? Team USA Skiers Bash the US

Are Nursing and Other “Caring” Professions a “Sink for Pathological Personalities”?

Saturday Night Card Game (Sometimes a monkey joke is just a monkey joke)

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 23 Comments

Mahmood Ahmadinejad wants to ride a rocket into space in place of a monkey. Pretty funny if you ask me, and actually I'm in favor of it. Load him up and let him fly. John McCain thought it was pretty funny too, and tweeted (via Twitchy) So Ahmadinejad...

Where did we go so wrong as a nation that laughing about and celebrating abortion became hip?

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 39 Comments

Really. It has nothing to do with whether you support a woman's "right" to choose. One can support or not oppose that "right" and still appreciate the gravity of the decision, and understand that a child never was born. At what point in the development of the nation did we...

Every now and then someone at The New Yorker writes something witty

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 8 Comments

Not often anymore, mostly just hack attacks on Republicans. But this is good, even if it does take a gratuitous shot at Dick Cheney, Andy Borowitz, U.S. Cancels Regular Drone Strikes on Saturdays: WASHINGTON (The Borowitz Report)—Citing budgetary concerns, the United States announced today that it would...

College Insurrection reaches 1000

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 1 Comment

Today marked the 1000th post at College Insurrection, CA schools give up teaching algebra in 8th grade. Thanks to Aleister of American Glob and Leslie Eastman of Temple of Mut (and Legal Insurrection) for their help in creating and aggregating content daily. Thanks also to our guest...

The Legal Case for Israel

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 18 Comments

We have focused frequently on the lawfare strategy against Israel, advocated by people like Hastings College of Law Professor George Bisharat, which has been a primary focus of Palestinian political strategy ever since Israel put a halt to suicide bombings by building the security barrier. Lawfare...

New Hampshire House Passes Campus Carry Bill

American Medical Association Accused of Politicizing Continuing Education Courses

UCLA Fires DEI Director Over Charlie Kirk Comments

University of Houston Hit With Third Armed Robbery on Campus This Year

UC-Berkeley Prof Substitutes Exam for Creating Wikipedia Pages About 'Queer and Trans People of Color'

U. Minnesota Prof Allegedly Conducted an ‘ICE Drill’ in Class

Gender Bender Week at College Insurrection

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 5 Comments

Gender Bender Brown University Will Cover Sex Change Operations for Students NC Gov speaks truth to Gender Studies power Swarthmore’s new “Masturbatory Theater” club Big college concern — how to fix the ‘Orgasm Gap’ The Fun, New Campus Activity: Racy Facebook Confessions Just twisted: Dartmouth Says Ski Team Can’t Dye Their Hair...

When they say “keep your laws off my body!”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 09, 2013 20 Comments

... what they really mean is “Put Your Laws All Over My Body” except as to abortion. From Linda in Tennessee: ...

Stand up and cheer

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2013 46 Comments

This video of Dr. Benjamin Carson, Sr. speaking at the National Prayer Breakfast is getting attention. It was forwarded to me by Linda in Tennessee: Watch Obama squirm and cover his mouth with his fingers If you're looking for positive reinforcement, you'll be cheering Dr Carson's courage to...

Idaho legislator wants Atlas Shrugged on school reading list

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 08, 2013 20 Comments

We recently posted a story on changing the direction of political dialog in this country, which asked the following question: How do we get a foothold for conservative ideas in the public schools, and how do we expand that foothold over time? An Idaho lawmaker may be...

Will Jesse Jr. testify against others? Feds not commenting

Posted by Anne Segal on February 08, 2013 10 Comments

Jesse Jackson, Jr., the man some of us came to know as "Senate Candidate Number 5" for his involvement in the attempted crooked deal to replace the senate seat Barack Obama left vacant, reportedly has signed a plea deal. The terms require him to plead guilty,...

Shooter targeting Family Research Council wanted to “smear Chick-fil-A in their faces” after murders

Posted by Anne Segal on February 08, 2013 24 Comments

This past August, the Family Research Council, an pro-Christian values nonprofit that promotes "faith, family, and freedom in public policy," was the target of gunman Floyd Corkins who opened fire declared in the lobby of their DC headquarters. The professor wrote about how Corkins used the...

Illinois Democrat judge found not guilty by reason of insanity

Posted by Anne Segal on February 08, 2013 18 Comments

The Professor wrote about the Illinois judge Cynthia Brim who had been suspended since March 2011, charged with assaulting a sheriff's deputy and throwing her keys as she entered the courthouse where she worked in downtown Chicago. This week, Brim was found not guilty by reason...

Elizabeth Warren’s “belief in the power of transparency”

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 08, 2013 13 Comments

I think they're in looooove. They're calling her "Wonder Warren" because -- wait for it -- she asked a government agency for more information because she suspected it was obfuscating and not being straight with the public! Because no Senator or Congressman ever has done that before: Warren’s belief...

One honest blogger versus the entire media

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2013 36 Comments

That blog is run by the pseudonymous SooperMexican, who broke the story actively concealed by all major media outlets, News Media Scrub Cop Murderer’s Manifesto of Pro-Obama, Hillary, MSNBC, CNN, Gay, and Anti-Gun Comments. And s/he's got the proof. And now it's pretty much all over the...

Hot under the collar over $10G college degrees

Posted by William A. Jacobson on February 07, 2013 21 Comments

I was interviewed yesterday by Fox News online for a story about proposals around the nation for $10,000 college degrees. We have covered this topic at College Insurrection. I came out pretty strongly in favor of the proposals, viewing a new tuition paradigm as the only viable...

Americans begin targeting Obama’s Drone program

Posted by Leslie Eastman on February 07, 2013 11 Comments

My son just asked for the definition of a "Sisyphean task", as he is studying Greek myths in school. My answer: Trying to address the most liberty-crushing item from the Obama Administration. For example, I caught a Twitter hashtag that highlights a new concern about this administration's...

The Machine revealed: Jesse Jackson Jr “facing significant jailtime” in plea deal

Posted by Anne Segal on February 07, 2013 11 Comments

Former Congressman Jesse Jackson, Jr. may be "facing significant jailtime" if he accepts a plea deal currently on the table, according to a source quoted by the Chicago Sun-Times. Jesse Jackson, Jr. resigned from Congress last November after a bizarre months-long absence accompanied by rumors of...